Is human capable of spreading viruses to our pets?Esp a dog?

Question

I am having a bad bout of cold and cough and yet my poodle boy insisted on sleeping with me.Will i spread my cold virus to him?

Answer 1

actually most diseases actually were spread from animals to us. diseases such as cholera and flu and what-not mutated until they affected humans and killed us, even HIV that causes aids came from monkeys in africa!!! so i'd be more worried about your dog giving you diseases

Answer 2

One virus is known to infect dogs, A big outbreak occured at a greyhound kennel as a result of a trainer who entered the kennel compound who had strep throat, many greyhounds ended dying as a result


Dogs can be infected by canine strains of streptococci and sometimes by human strains. A dog handler with pharyngitis (sore throat) was thought to be the source of infection in a Greyhound kennel epidemic in Florida, and a human strain was isolated from an infected dog in Canada. There are certainly human "carriers" of streptococci, and according to Brad Fenwick, D.V.M. of Kansas State University Veterinary School, there are also canine carriers of virulent streptococci who never show a symptom.

New more invasive strains of streptococci have recently appeared, resulting in frightening new diseases in both humans and dogs. Both humans and dogs can develop streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, with the rapid development of symptoms of shock, high fever (104 to 107 degrees Fahrenheit), cough, abnormalities of coagulation and rapid death. In humans, the mortality rate is estimated at between 60-80%. In dogs, it may be even higher as the course of the disease is so rapid that a dog may be killed in as little as 1 to 4 hours from development of the first symptoms, so that some dogs are simply found dead in their runs, houses or yards. It's entirely possible to leave a healthy dog in the morning and find it dead when you come home from work. Necropsy, if done, frequently fails to reveal the cause of death in dogs found dead, further skewing the statistics.

Treatment of acute CSTSS is often unsuccessful. One veterinarian in Canada has noted a 50% mortality rate, which seems to be unusually successful. Those dogs who survive have been treated with IV antibiotics to which streptococci are susceptible, particularly Penicillin G and Clindomycin. Clindomycin seems to be particularly useful in acute cases because it halts the metabolism of the streptococci, stopping the cascade of toxins responsible for the high fever, shock and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC).

Answer 3

YES! They are very likely to catch something from you. More than you could catch something from them. Spray the house with Lysol and be sure that you wash your hands before petting him. Keep a tissue with you and when you have to cough or sneeze cover your mouth. If in doubt call a vets office.

Answer 4

We have never given our dogs a cold or the flu, but one of the dogs, the one that sleeps with us, did catch a tummy virus once from us.

Answer 5

dog viruses cant be passed on to humans and human viruses cant be passed on to pets. esp dogs. your fine. let the doggie sleep with you all you want!

Answer 6

No, but you can catch some things from the dog like mange, fleas, etc.

Answer 7

No we cannot spread diseases to another species like viruses

Answer 8

yes my husky has caught a couple colds when i was sick or got one on his own.
just make sure to wash your hands and stuff and your poddle shouldnt get sick.
get better soon!

Answer 9

Nah, they can't catch our colds.

Answer 10

of course you can viruses can be tansfered to other species just like the bird flu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!